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My journey of exploring innovative development projects goes back to my Cornell days, where I submitted a thesis project that hybridized a typical NYC block, suburban row houses, and a parking garage. I continued my research in finding new development typologies during my employment at OMA. I participated in formulating the initial ideas and concepts of a highly unconventional skyscraper development in Louisville, Kentucky called Museum Plaza. The idea of the mixed-use building was to create an assemblage of individual single-program towers, with highly optimized floor plates, using a contemporary arts institute as the sky lobby and focal point. At SOM, I was responsible for a mixed-use building design concept for a W Hotel and Condominium that would act as an anchor building for a W branded residential community in Denver, Colorado. I have also participated in 3 winning design competitions for mixed-use super-tall towers: Busan World Lotte Tower (tallest in Asia, now under construction), Digital Media City Tower in Korea and Lulu Tower in Abu Dhabi while working at SOM.
After many years of working on highly theoretical projects at OMA and huge commercial developments at SOM, my involvement at Allied Works Architecture directed my attention to spatial and material craft. My interest in environmental design and social responsibility led me to join Perkins + Will, repeatedly ranked #1 for sustainable design. Using Revit and Ecotect, I aided in the design and construction document phases for Stanford University’s Children’s Hospital and for SUNY Albany’s New Business School. Under the guidance of technical architects, I aided in creating the interior construction document packages for both these LEED projects.
Perkins+Will, Architectural Designer
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto, CA – Stanford University Medical Center ground-up children’s hospital extension. Worked closely with design director for building massing, sustainable façade design, ground floor lobby/entry, and rejuvenation gardens. Used Ecotect to calculate energy efficiency for façade screens. Managed exterior/interior lobby BIM for CD set.
Project Details: SD, CD phase; 515,000 sq.ft.; 7 story; Revit Platform; LEED Gold
SUNY Albany School of Business, Albany, NY – Base building and interior design for new construction project. Worked directly with project architect for developing BIM interior CD set: plans, elev., RCPs, details. Coordinated with vendors and consultants.
Project Details: 515,000 sqft; 4 story, Revit Platform, LEED Silver
DAR Headquarters, Cairo, Egypt - Ground up building for corporate architecture/engineering office. Developed site plan, building massing, façade screen, lobby, and outdoor gardens for schematic design phase. Siting, massing, and façade dictated by Ecotect environment analysis.
Project Details: 360,000 sqft; 6 story, LEED Silver
Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), Architectural Designer
Busan World Lotte, Busan, Korea – Participated in creating winning competition design package for Asia’s next tallest tower for Korean conglomerate Lotte Co. In SD, refined tower massing with SOM Chicago engineering division; retrofitted new retail base design to existing structure and foundation. Coordinated with MEP/Sustainability/Structural engineers and Lighting/Landscape designers.
Project Details: 126 story super tower (1,628’ tall); 2.6 million sqft; mixed use: retail/office/ hotel/condos.
Seifullina Place, Almaty, Kazakhstan – Development project consisting of 3 residential towers, 2 office towers, and retail base. Explored mixed-use development possibilities and configurations. Aided in master planning, pre-design, schematic design: building massing, structural design, façade design, landscaping.
Project Details: 860,000 sqft; 3 residential towers (20-30 story), 2 office towers (35 story), retail base.
Allied Works Architecture, Architectural Designer
Hamilton College, Clinton, NY – Studied options of future campus master planning development with respective cost analysis. Designed schematic proposals for new studio arts, theater arts, and gallery buildings.
Project Details: 480,000 sqft; $55 million to $80 million
OMA, Architectural Designer
Museum Plaza, Louisville, Kentucky – Innovative ground-up mixed-use development complex. Aided in initial program and building massing strategy. Researched and developed initial plans for office, residences, sky lobby combined with contemporary arts museum.
Project Details: 1.2 million sqft; 62 story (703’ tall); $490 million
Dee & Charles Wyly Theatre, Dallas, Texas – Assisted in finalizing interior designs and finishes for new theater arts building during CD phase. Coordinated with vendors, lighting and landscape designers.
Project Details: 80,300 sqft; 11 story; $354 million; numerous publications with name listed; AIA Institute Honor Award
Skidmore Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), Architectural Designer
W Club Denver, Denver, Colorado – Ground-up mixed-use W branded community with residences and icon hotel/condos/retail building. Developed SD & DD package for icon building. Coordinated with SOM urban planners.
Project Details: 340,000 sqft; ? story
Cornell University, BArch, Professional Bachelor's of Architecture
Professional Bachelor's of Architecture program. Completed semester abroad at Cornell's Rome Architecture program. Concentration in visual studies and theory of architecture. Completed computer studio with Donald Greenberg, focusing on 3D modelling and animation.
